---
type: "Bill"
title: "USE TAX-CENTRALIZED PURCHASING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sunset of exemptions, credits, and deductions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 401"
citation: "Illinois SB 401 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da8fde47-17f2-4a9e-a786-67bc8aa9750a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=401&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55195&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "aac7cdd28458a4606c0e951d34f537c16029ff1bcc63d6dd4e9b1ad1b4558d46"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 401 (97th) — USE TAX-CENTRALIZED PURCHASING

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sunset of exemptions, credits, and deductions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0401&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55195&DocNum=401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0401eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55195&DocNum=401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0401enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55195&DocNum=401&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2011-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2011-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2011-04-12** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 010-000-000
- **2011-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-16** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2011-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2011
- **2011-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0073 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da8fde47-17f2-4a9e-a786-67bc8aa9750a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).